Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2022-08-08

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 8
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
318 head
418 vs last sale 736 292 vs year ago 610 · 47.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
3 vs last sale 68 36 vs year ago 101 · 35.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
5 vs last sale 65 34 vs year ago 104 · 32.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers under 450# sold higher 1.00-12.00; steers over 450# sold weaker; feeder heifers sold higher 1.00-14.00; feeder calf groups had shots and reported as 1-2s ; slaughter cows sold higher 1.00-3.00; slaughter bulls sold higher 1.00-2.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.86/cwt on 114 head.
Average price
$139.86
114 head · 443 lb average
Value per head Derived
$620
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.40
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1460142.8965770
Medium and Large 1-2530142.4075510thin
Medium and Large 3384132.8851034
One grade step is worth $10.01/cwt here — about $147 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale114 hd
139.86
MS average13 barns · 847 hd
144.26
−4.40
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,58596.431,52810
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43377.781,1154thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23875.4293340
CowsLean 85-90%Low96157.3055014

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$93110
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$92010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)946$88218
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$67430

Every lot, as filed

52 lots · USDA AMS · Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,075930.70/head710.00–1,075.0093110
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1925811.22/head725.00–870.008114
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,100992.05/head900.00–1,050.009926
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1925845.95/head620.00–1,000.0084612
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2001,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
HeifersMedium and Large 1325154.91/cwt142.00–166.0050312
SteersMedium and Large 1425180.46/cwt172.00–188.007678
SteersMedium and Large 3375151.10/cwt125.00–174.005676
SteersMedium and Large 1-2622160.00/cwt160.00–160.009959
HeifersMedium and Large 3375131.46/cwt124.00–138.0049310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2563140.00/cwt140.00–140.007887
SteersMedium and Large 1525159.42/cwt150.00–168.008378
SteersMedium and Large 1730132.98/cwt130.00–136.009712
SteersMedium and Large 3325155.27/cwt130.00–177.005058
SteersMedium and Large 1475163.36/cwt156.00–170.007768
HeifersMedium and Large 1425142.35/cwt136.00–148.0060514
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2453148.00/cwt148.00–148.006703
SteersMedium and Large 3675121.74/cwt115.00–128.008226
SteersMedium and Large 1625147.95/cwt136.00–159.0092510
SteersMedium and Large 1575155.21/cwt150.00–160.008924
SteersMedium and Large 3525131.04/cwt119.00–142.006886
SteersMedium and Large 3575129.38/cwt120.00–138.007446
SteersMedium and Large 1-2508167.00/cwt167.00–167.008486
SteersMedium and Large 1875124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0851
SteersMedium and Large 3425154.28/cwt140.00–167.006566
HeifersMedium and Large 1525137.85/cwt130.00–145.007248
BullsMedium and Large 1575137.47/cwt126.00–148.007908
BullsMedium and Large 1525139.42/cwt130.00–148.0073212
BullsMedium and Large 1375174.06/cwt165.00–182.0065310
BullsMedium and Large 1675129.25/cwt122.00–136.008728
BullsMedium and Large 1425153.49/cwt137.00–172.0065210
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27577.68/cwt70.00–84.5099034
Bulls1,808103.78/cwt95.00–110.001,8766
CowsLean 85-90%80031.56/cwt22.00–40.002524
CowsLean 85-90%1,02567.59/cwt55.00–76.5069310
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43377.78/cwt75.00–80.501,1154
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02562.61/cwt55.00–68.006426
Bulls1,25085.40/cwt80.00–89.001,0684
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1925673.51/head400.00–860.0067430
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1925849.32/head775.00–900.008494
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0351,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 1475139.46/cwt130.00–148.0066212
HeifersMedium and Large 3425127.88/cwt121.00–134.005438
HeifersMedium and Large 1805100.00/cwt100.00–100.008051
HeifersMedium and Large 3525128.57/cwt127.00–130.006756
HeifersMedium and Large 1375152.79/cwt140.00–164.0057310
HeifersMedium and Large 3275140.89/cwt130.00–150.0038710
SteersMedium and Large 1768132.92/cwt128.00–138.001,0212
SteersMedium and Large 1325201.68/cwt192.00–210.0065512
HeifersMedium and Large 177094.00/cwt94.00–94.007241
HeifersMedium and Large 1625138.31/cwt130.00–146.008644
HeifersMedium and Large 1575137.38/cwt128.00–146.007908

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.